Anarki

Verdict: One of Copenhagen's most awarded casual restaurants, easier to book than you'd think

Anarki has won the Star Wine List #1 in both 2024 and 2025, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2025, sits in the single-euro price tier. That combination is rare enough in Copenhagen that the answer to "should I book?" is a direct yes — particularly if you want serious wine curation and kitchen quality without the four-hour commitment of the city's tasting-menu circuit. Booking difficulty is rated easy, which makes this one of the most accessible credential-heavy restaurants in the city.

What Anarki Is

Anarki is a bistro-style restaurant on Vodroffsvej in Frederiksberg, a residential neighbourhood that sits just west of central Copenhagen. It operates as the sister restaurant to formel B, a well-established name in the city's modern cuisine scene. Where formel B skews more formal, Anarki is positioned as the relaxed counterpart: lower prices, a looser atmosphere, the kind of energy where the wine list does the talking rather than the room.

The Bib Gourmand designation from Michelin is the key data point here. It signals that inspectors found quality cooking at a price point they considered genuinely good value — not merely acceptable for the tier, but worth singling out. Paired with the Star Wine List's leading ranking two years running, Anarki's credentials are weighted unusually heavily toward wine, which tells you something about where the kitchen and the front-of-house have chosen to invest. For an explorer-type diner who cares about what's in the glass as much as what's on the plate, Anarki earns a stronger recommendation than its modest price bracket would typically suggest.

The Atmosphere

Frederiksberg sets the tone before you walk in. The neighbourhood is quieter and more residential than the Inner City, which filters the crowd toward locals and deliberate visitors rather than tourists on a Copenhagen checklist. Inside, the bistro format means the room runs warm and conversational rather than hushed and theatrical. Expect the ambient energy of a busy neighbourhood restaurant that happens to have serious ambitions, not a temple-of-gastronomy silence, but not the wall-of-noise that some Copenhagen natural-wine spots generate after 9 PM either. If you want to actually talk across the table while eating well, this format works. For a comparison, Alouette operates in a similar register, though with a different culinary direction.

The Wine Program

The Star Wine List ranking is the standout credential. Taking the #1 position in both 2024 and 2025, placing #2 and #3 also within 2024, means the list received sustained recognition rather than a one-off mention. For a single-euro-tier bistro to lead Star Wine List rankings against Copenhagen's full field is operationally meaningful: it suggests a wine program punching well above the price category. The practical implication for a food and wine enthusiast is that this is a genuinely useful pairing destination, not just a place where the food is good and the wine is fine. Given the easy booking difficulty, it's one of the more accessible serious-wine experiences in the city. See our full Copenhagen wineries guide for broader context on the region's wine scene.

Booking and Timing

Booking difficulty is rated easy, which is notable for any Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in Copenhagen. You don't need to plan weeks ahead the way you would for Geranium or Alchemist, where availability at peak periods can stretch months out. That said, Anarki's awards profile is likely to tighten demand over time, the 2025 Bib Gourmand and back-to-back Star Wine List wins will bring more attention. Booking a few days to a week ahead for weekend sittings is a sensible approach; midweek will be easier. The restaurant is in Frederiksberg, so factor that into your Copenhagen evening itinerary, it's a short distance from the city centre but not walking distance from most hotel clusters near Tivoli or Nørreport.

Value Assessment

At the single-euro price tier, the value case is strong. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is explicitly a value-recognition award, it does not signal fine dining in the conventional sense, but it does signal that cooking quality clears a bar that most restaurants at this price point don't reach. Combined with what the Star Wine List rankings imply about the depth and curation of the wine selection, Anarki delivers a quality-to-cost ratio that is difficult to match in Copenhagen's current restaurant market. For comparison, a|o|c and Koan both operate at €€€€ and offer genuinely different experiences, but neither gives you this price point. If your visit budget is constrained but your standards aren't, Anarki is the most logical booking in the city.

Who Should Book

Anarki is the right call for diners who prioritise wine depth alongside kitchen quality, want a Michelin-recognised experience without the €€€€ commitment, or are in Copenhagen for multiple nights and want one dinner that's relaxed without being forgettable. It works well for pairs or small groups who want to eat well and drink well in a neighbourhood setting. It is not the choice if you want the full theatrical tasting menu format, for that, Alchemist or Geranium serve different needs at a different scale. If you're building a multi-day Copenhagen itinerary, see our full Copenhagen restaurants guide, hotels guide, and bars guide for context. Elsewhere in Denmark, Jordnær in Gentofte and Frederikshøj in Aarhus represent the country's fine dining ceiling if you're travelling further afield. For Scandinavian context beyond Denmark, Frantzén in Stockholm sits at the opposite end of the formality and price spectrum.

FAQ

Can I eat at the bar at Anarki?

• Anarki operates as a bistro-style restaurant, which typically means counter or bar seating is available alongside table dining. However, specific seating configurations are not confirmed in the venue data. If bar seating matters to your plan, contact the restaurant directly when booking to ask about counter availability.

What should I order at Anarki?

• Specific menu items are not available in the venue data, so dish-level recommendations would be speculative. What the awards do confirm: the Michelin Bib Gourmand recognises strong cooking at a fair price, the Star Wine List #1 ranking signals an unusually well-curated wine list. Ask the floor team for wine pairings, that's where Anarki has been publicly recognised most consistently.

How far ahead should I book Anarki?

• Booking difficulty is rated easy. A few days to a week ahead should be sufficient for most midweek sittings. Weekend evenings may require slightly more lead time, particularly now the 2025 Bib Gourmand and back-to-back Star Wine List wins have raised the restaurant's profile. Book sooner rather than later if you have a fixed travel date.

Is the tasting menu worth it at Anarki?

• Menu format details are not confirmed in the venue data. Anarki is positioned as a bistro-style restaurant rather than a formal tasting-menu destination. If the format skews toward à la carte or shorter set menus, the value case at the single-euro price tier is strong regardless. For a full theatrical tasting menu, Alchemist or Geranium are better fits.

What are alternatives to Anarki in Copenhagen?

• At a similar casual register: Alouette, Calma, and Abigail & Co are worth considering. For more formal modern cuisine in Copenhagen, formel B (Anarki's sister restaurant) steps up in ambition and price. For the full fine dining tier, Geranium and Koan operate at a different level of investment and commitment.

Is Anarki worth the price?

• Yes. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is an explicit value-recognition award, the Star Wine List #1 ranking two years running means the wine program adds material value on top of the food. At the single-euro price tier, it delivers more credential-backed quality than almost anything else in Copenhagen at this price point. It is worth booking.